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The administrator of Hope Hospital has been asked to perform an activity analysis of the emergency room (ER). The ER activities include cost of quality and other patient care activities. The lab tests and transportation are hospital services external to the ER for determining external failure costs. The result of the activity analysis is summarized as follows: 1. Classify the activities into prevention, appraisal, internal failure, external failure, and other patient care activities. Classify the activities into value-added and non-value-added activities. 2. Use the activity cost information to determine the percentages of total ER costs that are prevention, appraisal, internal failure, external failure, and other patient care activities. * 3. Determine the percentages of the total ER costs that are value- and non-value-added. * 4. Interpret the information. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Amount Descriptions Amount Descriptions Appraisal External failure Internal failure Non-value-added Other patient care Prevention Value-added 2. Use the activity cost information to determine the percentages of total ER costs that are prevention, appraisal, internal failure, external failure, and other patient care activities. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Question not attempted. 3. Determine the percentages of the total ER costs that are value- and non-value-added. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Question not attempted

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